Hi! Welcome to my blog, My heart is trying to kill me. Let’s start with a little background history, a get acquainted with the part of me that seems to want me gone, my heart.
My symptoms began many years ago, actually as early as my 20’s but didn’t become noticeable until my mid-thirties to mid-forties. I was completing new employee hiring medical exams for a new employer, an EKG. Simple, easy for most. Something I wasn’t concerned about until the tech said the strip was ‘off’ and let’s do another. Okay, no problem. Dr. came in, looked at strip, turned to me and said test wasn’t normal, was there a history? Until that pooint the only history in my family was my oldest brother, Pete, gone at 47, cardiac arrest. So, now, facing this doc, my mind starts working angles. Will this hold up this great job I really want and am so qualified for? Is there something wrong with MY heart? I’m only 32, 3 kids, married, this is just a fluke, right? Dr. then says had I had caffeine prior to arriving for test? OF COURSE, I had. Caffeine powers 90% of us thru our days, and I was addicted to Diet Coke. Given that, Dr. said that was the likely problem, no worries, no referral to a cardiologist or family provider. Whew! Got the job, began a 26 year career, didn’t worry a minute more. My heart had other ideas. That’s next time on My Heart is trying to kill me.
My Heart is Trying to Kill Me 